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Indian Hill is about an ordinary boy who grows up in relatively normal times but who finds himself thrust into an extraordinary position. Growing up in suburban Boston, Michael enjoys the trials and tribulations that all adolescents go through, from the seemingly tyrannical mother, to girl problems, to run-ins with the law. From there he escapes to college out in Colorado with his best friend, Paul, where they begin to forge new relationships with those around them. It is one girl in particular that has caught Michael's eye, and he alternately pines for her and laments ever meeting her.

It is on their true "first" date that things go strangely askew. This is where the story truly takes a paranormal twist. Mike soon finds himself captive aboard an alien vessel, fighting for his very survival. The aliens have devised gladiator-type games. The games are of two-fold importance for the aliens: one is their entertainment value, and the other is that the aliens want to see how combative humans are, what our weaknesses and strengths are. They want to better learn how to attack and defeat us. The battles are to the death on varying terrains that are computer-generated.

Follow Mike and Paul as they battle for their lives and try to keep the U.S. safe, in the first book of Mark Tufo's Indian Hill trilogy.

I had read all of the Zombie Fallout books and was excited to find there were more books about Mike Talbot's earlier life. This book disappointed me, though, because it was so dark and didn't have the humor the Zombie books had. I found it a little oppressive without the comic relief.

I think there were only two of these Indian Hill books available when I purchased this, and I bought them both at the same time. By the time I finished this one, though, I wasn't sure I could bring myself to listen to the next one. I put it off for about 6 months, I think. Then I saw there was a third book and it was on sale so I felt I had to buy it. (OCD, what can I say?) I finally told myself, "You bought 'em, your're gonna listen to them!" And myself whined a little and then started on book 2.

What a relief to discover that the sarcastic, wise-cracking Mike Talbot I had known and loved was back! I finished book 2 and immediately listened to book 3. I had thought it was a trilogy, but now I think there will be more and I'm looking forward to them.

So, if you like Talbot, it's worth listening to this book to set you up for the two that follow.

1*=I didn't like it.....
2*=It was OK......
3*=It was good but I will never read it again..........
4*=Maybe I will read it again in the future..............
5*=I will definitely read it again(maybe more than once)

Interesting story of the alien invasion, vulnerability of the humanity and humanities darkest parts

Some people may compare it to Zombie Fallout and they will be totally right, the book is definitely written in the same style (gladiators and aliens instead of zombies and vampires) even annoying constant flashbacks.

Without any doubt I liked Indian Hill more than ZF I hope next book will be even better

The first time I read/listened to Mark Tufo it was with Zombie Fallout and I was hooked. So I decided to try another of his series about alien invasion. The author has a way of writing that makes you see ordinary things in a whole different way. The narrator brings his own flavor that makes the story seem more alive. The story, on the other hand, was way too graphic and had one too many detailed scenes of torture, rape, and death for me to believe this is what ordinary humans (especially ones who were abducted from a rock/hippy type concert) will do in extreme circumstances. Because of that, the story could not hold my interest.If the reader/listener likes horror stories about alien abductions where people are put in "to the death" gladiator matches with other humans and men devolving rapidly and raping, torturing, and killing the women they win in these contests, this is a good story. But not very realistic (ha ha) even for a sci-fi horror story.

This is the first Mark Tufo book that I have read that wasn't directly tied to the Zombie Fallout series. I was pleasantly surprised at how good it is. The writing is solid and it allows you to really visualize what is taking place in Mike's world. As always the Sean Runnette is amazing as the voice of Mike Talbot. I am downloading the second book in this series and I am looking forward to seeing what comes next for Mike. Excellent read!

I'm a HUGE Mark Tufo (and Mike Talbot) / Sean Runnette fan but after reading the Zombie Fallout series was a little hesitant to start Indian Hill. I was afraid it wouldn't be as good or I'd learn something about Mike's story that I didn't like. Boy was I wrong. As usual it was a great big pot (no pun intended) of humor, believable plot, interesting story and edge of your seat action. You could almost see it happening. It was nice to see Paul, Mike's childhood friend who is in the Zombie series, in a new light. He was much stronger in Indian Hill and much more of a leader. You was obvious why Mike and Paul were such good friends. With this "back story" I can fully appreciate their friendship. The only thing I would change would be the beginning - it was a little slow but man oh man did the middle/end make up for it. If you're debating on whether or not to use a credit on this book - don't........go now! I'm off to get part 2!

When I read the summary I was a little confused and disappointed that it was the same main character as that series. But what could be better than a zombie series, why an alien invasion series of course. I have been a big science fiction fan since I was a kid so I was interested to hear Tufo’s spin on it.

Once I started the audiobook I immediately had apprehension with the cast line being almost exactly the same, but that went away fairly quickly. Once I realized that Tufo is laying out an alternate reality rather than adding on to what I already know.

Mark Tufo has a unique and witty way of really deep character building. So we start the book off going back to Michael Talbot’s childhood where he meets his best friend Paul. They grow up and go to college getting into hilarious trouble along the way.

At college Michael goes to an outdoor concert where the listeners are abducted by aliens. Instead of your typical experimentation on humans this is where Tufo puts his touch on it. All the male prisoners are forced into a gladiator style, fight to the death, completion. The females are then awarded to the male prisoners as their spoils. As the completion progresses the victor gets more spoils, bigger accommodations and so forth.

During all this Paul is upset that the government isn’t doing more to investigate what happened at the concert. So he does some looking around and finds out it was an alien abduction. Based on the governments reaction and response he decides to buy a piece of land from their childhood called Indian Hill and turn into a bunker for his militia, The Planetary Defense.

We go through a few chapters where nothing major happens, Mike is fighting and winning, Paul is building a bunker and an army. Most audiobooks would get stagnant here, and while my attention waned a little, the sarcasm and humor brought me back pretty quickly.

At some point Mike discovers he isn’t only fighting for his life but for the right to be with his earth girlfriend who is the best spoil, and also to protect all of the woman he has “won”. The last fight is really bad one, which he wins of course, but then he takes the supreme leader hostage and fights his way to a shuttle and flies back to earth.

While the fighting and bunker building seem drawn out it is clear that it is building into a bigger story, so it is worth it. After they return to earth that is the end of the book…until Indian Hill 2.

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another classic tolbot adventure but this time the zombies have been replaced by aliens. taken aboard the mother ship the abducties are made to fight to the death in a grown up version of the hunger games. i cant get enough of talbot, his sarcastic humour is a welcome break between action scenes. hes just a down to earth guy that i think most people could relate to and root for

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P. Erickson

10/14/12

Overall

"Origins"

If you've seen my review of this book on Amazon, you'll understand that I'm cutting and pasting. I've purchased many Mark Tufo books in multiple formats. Indian Hill is no exception. As much as I love to hold a book in my hands, it's great to have the opportunity to listen in the car or at work. Once again, Sean Runnette delivers the story in way that compliments the writing perfectly.

Here's the balance of my review from Amazon:

Having been lured into the wonderful world of Mark Tufo literature with his excellent Zombie Fallout series, I decided to check out his roots in the Indian Hill books. While this book shows some evidence of a freshman endeavour and is, at times, somewhat more puerile than later efforts, it provides the reader with the thoroughly engaging experience readers have come to expect from all things Tufo.

Indian Hill is an alternative story line for Mike Talbot, a recurring autobiographical character throughout Mark's books. In a manner typical of both the Indian Hill series and Zombie Fallout series of books, the reader is treated to a rich fantasy world, in which our protagonist is walking a thin line between his frail humanity and superhuman heroics. The fantasy elements are tempered with marginally fictionalised accounts of Mark's real life adventures. These alone are reason enough to buy the book, or, if like me, to get sucked into the entire twisted library of Mark Tufo books!

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Lawrence

6/5/15

Overall

Performance

Story

"Builds well as it goes on"

Slow to start but became increasingly interesting and once the story got in full flow became quite gripping especially some of the fight scenes One particular one comes to mind when Mike has to bite an opponent in the crotch it just made me weak at the knees!!

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Stephen

Urmston, United Kingdom

8/12/14

Overall

Performance

Story

"Brilliant Adventure Story!"

Would you listen to Indian Hill Series #1: Indian Hill again? Why?

I rarely listen to audiobooks twice, for me its about the discovery of the plot. But I intend to work my way through everything in this series and looks for more from the author.

What other book might you compare Indian Hill Series #1: Indian Hill to, and why?

Its an old school style series, focusing on the trials and tribulations of the lead character, who is superbly bought to life.

What about Sean Runnette’s performance did you like?

His voices are excellent, he really brings the character to life, giving them depth and detail.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Several places made me laugh, the dark humour from Michael is brilliant

Any additional comments?

If you like adventures this is for you!

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Trevor

Llanyre, United Kingdom

6/28/14

Overall

Performance

Story

"Great Book"

What did you like best about this story?

All consuming!

Which character – as performed by Sean Runnette – was your favourite?

Mike is fav obviously but Sean keeps you in with all characters.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes this book makes you laugh and cry, it is brilliant and Mark Tufo humour really works so well for be.

Any additional comments?

To be honest did not really want to get this book as the description did sound a bit boring but it had Mike Talbot character in it from other Mark Tufo books so gave it a go whilst had aspire time and wow i am so glad i did. It was brilliant, ok plot reminds me of a couple of films i have seen before but wow Mark really brings the story alive! I was caught in with characters from start to finish. Ok a Mike talbot in a different reality to ZF but wow it really works so well!

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Thomas

Truro, United Kingdom

4/22/14

Overall

Performance

Story

"A book of two parts"

This book has two clear chunks: first there's Michael's growing up, staring at women, and attempting to have sex with women at college. Then there's the bit where he's abducted by aliens and forced into a knockout fight to the death tournament.

The first section shows a well-developed character in Michael. His attitudes towards life and the world are reasonably interesting, and lots of things happen - none of which are especially important in the long run. In general, this area of the book holds up well enough.

After the abduction, the shallow nature of the book really becomes unavoidable. Everyone who is not Mike is evil, and therefore it is fine that he kills them - the chance for interesting moral dilemmas is utterly wasted. On top of this, victories are rewarded with women. This is just aggravating; there is no good reason why the author made it happen this way, except to give Mike some damsels to rescue. Oh, and they're so damn grateful to him that they fight over him to serve him best. This whole aspect feels old-fashioned and absurdly sexist for a book written in the last few years.

It's a shame that "the women" (as they are referred to) are not well developed, because the interactions of a group when trapped in close proximity could have been really interesting. Unfortunately, it can feel like weeks of potential character development are skipped through. Too many battles, too little story outside of them.

I'm a fan of pulp, but this book does not capture the immersive thrill that makes Battle Royale and the Hunger Games tick. Too many annoyances drew me out of Mike Talbot's world.

This book is a very well developed character growing up and doing things, then participating in a really shallow battle story.

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Mark

Bedworth, United Kingdom

6/22/13

Overall

Performance

Story

"Hilarious Battle Royal style Talbot story"

Where does Indian Hill Series #1: Indian Hill rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love that Mark has taken his characters from the Zombie Fallout series and dropped them into a completely different but incredible new adventure.

What does Sean Runnette bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

yet again Sean brings the Talbots to life!

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

If I made this into a film the tag line would undoubtedly be "What would Talbot do?"

Any additional comments?

Listen your life will be the better for it!

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anthony

barry, United Kingdom

4/13/13

Overall

"Another great listen"

Brilliant story, can't wait to listen to part 2 and 3. Well narrated by Sean Runnette as usual.

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Mark

Billingham, United Kingdom

4/8/13

Overall

"What would Michael Talbot do?"

I chose this after reading other work by Mark Tufo in his Zombie Fallout series. I was interested to see how the very well developed character of Michael Talbot would fare with such a different scenario. Any concerns were soon allayed as I was quickly drawn into the action and the backstory to his character which has a direct bearing on the Zombie Fallout series. Just waiting for more Indian Hill books to continue the story.

I also appreciated the continuity of having it read by the laid back Sean Runnette who also narrates the Zombie Fallout series.

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T. D. Harvey

Hampshire, United Kingdom

3/31/13

Overall

"Mike Talbot, the early years"

This was not what I was expecting having read the Mike Talbot Zombie Fallout books. Once I got over that, and the rather long introduction, I really enjoyed this story of invasion and survival. It was a fantastic ride and another great book from Tufo.

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